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An apology, or answer in defence of the Church of England concerning the state…An apologie, or aunswer in defence of the Church of England concerninge the state…
An apology, or answer in defence of the Church of England concerning the state of religion used in the same. Newly set forth in Latin, and now translated into English.An apologie, or aunswer in defence of the Church of England concerninge the state of religion vsed in the same. Newly set forth in Latin, and nowe translated into Englishe.
Londini: printed by Reginald Wolf, 1562
The Apology of the Church of England.The Apologie of the Churche of Englande.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But as touching that where they say that we have forsaken the unite of the Catholic Church:1 it is not only odious, but also although it be most untrue, yet hath it some appearance and likelihood of truth. Now amongest the common people and ignorant multitude, not only those things that be true in deed and certain, are believed, but also such things, if any come in place, that may seem to have a likelihood of truth. Whereupon we see how that crafty & subtle fellows having no truth where with to maintain their cause, have ever upholden their matters by those things that had a resemblance of truth, to the intent that such as are not able to see the bottom of the matter themselves, might at the least be entangled with some colour and probability of the truth.
But as touching that where they say that we haue forsakē the vnite of the Catholike Church:1 it is not only odious, but also although it be most vntrue, yet hath it some apparance and likelyhode of truth. Now amō gest the common people and ignorant multytude, not only those thinges that be true in dede and certain, are beleued, but also such things, if any come in place, that maye seeme to haue a lykelihoode of truthe. Whereupon we se how yt crafty & subtill fellowes hauing no truth where with to maintaine their cause, haue euer vpholden their matters by those thinges that had a resemblance of truth, to the intent yt such as are not able to see the bottom of the matter themselfes, might at ye least be entangled with some colour and probalitie of the truthe.
- 1The objection of departing from the catholic Church.The obiectiō of departing from the catholicke Church.
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